Image Description: A snapshot of part of the front page of the June 1988 NAAFA Newsletter.
As part of our monthly NAAFA Chronicles feature, enjoy NAAFA's 93rd newsletter from June 1988.
CW: Use of language that may be triggering
The NAAFA Chronicles reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history. In the June 1988 issue you will find: an article about NAAFA’s constitution, a feature on corporate fitness programs, donation reports, and more!
For more, check out naafa.org/chronicles
Just a few years ago, NAAFA was run by only three volunteer board members, and we weren’t sure what the future held. Today, we have a full-time Executive Director who works alongside a diverse group of impressive board members and other skilled leaders. We can’t wait to see what this year’s board search will lead to!
Each month, we will be featuring educational resources on the NAAFA Community Voices Blog. Some resources will be historic information about systemic racism. Others will be resources on doing the internal work of understanding ourselves and how we play a part in that system.
This month we're talking about decolonization.
The Media & Research Roundup is a series of the latest in news and research effecting fat folx compiled by Bill & Terri Weitze.
CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.
The NAAFA Chronicles are electronic versions of the NAAFA Newsletter from our earlier days and reflect a piece of fat acceptance/fat activist history.
CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the NAAFA Chronicles may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.
Darliene Howell
Darliene Howell (she/her) is retired from county government where she worked her way up to the position of Department Analyst in Human Resources. She is an active fat liberationist who heartily believes in the mission and goals of NAAFA. She first encountered NAAFA at the 25th Anniversary Conference and has volunteered in various capacities with the Board of Directors since 2005. Darliene was appointed Chair of the Board from 2015 - 2020. After her term as Chair of the Board, she became the Administrative Director of the organization and remains so today. In her spare time, Darliene loves to collect and watch movies, and share her life with her sister/best friend.
